A copy of EVERY photo we have in iphoto is in the TRASH? HELP!!

We have 75,806 photos in iphoto and the exact same number in the trash can in iphoto. When we import more photos on a daily basis, a copy is put straight in the trash bin!! We are too scared to delete the trash can....!!! help!
We have iphoto 11 and installed it as soon as it was released.
We are not sure how long this has been happening.
To add - strangle we have a shortcut to iphoto icon appeared on the desktop - again, not sure how long that has been there, or what will happen if we delete it.

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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